GE Delivers fisrt IMO Tier III Engines to Northern European Market
GE Marine announced that Bastø Fosen has chosen GE Marine’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III compliant marine diesel engines for new and re-powered vessels. Bastø Fosen will be among the first customers in Northern Europe to operate GE’s diesel engines that meet IMO Tier III emissions standards without Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) aftertreatment or urea injection. Bastø Fosen has ordered six, eight-cylinder in-line engines for three new ferries and two, 16-cylinder V engines to re-power two existing vessels– Bastø I and Bastø II. The re-powered vessels are scheduled to begin operating in early 2016, and the new vessels will launch later that year. “We chose the new GE Marine engines for their ability to meet IMO Tier III emissions requirements without urea aftertreatment. We value their reliability and low fuel consumption,” said Stein Andre Herigstad, CFO Bastø Fosen. Bastø Fosen, part of Torghatten Group ASA, is a major ferry operator in Norway providing annual transit service to more than 1.7 million vehicles and 3.4 million passengers. Local support for Bastø Fosen will be provided by GE’s distributor, Turner EPS. “We are extremely pleased Bastø Fosen selected GE. We look forward to providing our advanced technology IMO Tier III solution, ...
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